The temperature on February 18, 1870 was about -3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
Day of marriage May 10, 1902
The temperature on May 10, 1902 was between 3.0 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). Source: KNMI
March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
April 14 » James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
Day of death April 8, 1945
The temperature on April 8, 1945 was between 3.1 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
May 3 » World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay.
May 7 » World War II: Last German U boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
July 16 » Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
August 23 » World War II: Soviet–Japanese War: The USSR State Defense Committee issues Decree no. 9898cc "About Receiving, Accommodation, and Labor Utilization of the Japanese Army Prisoners of War".
August 30 » The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
September 3 » A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.
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